Winners of the Ministry of Industry, Investment, & Commerce (MIIC), MSME Business Roadshow Business Pitch competitions proudly display their grant cheques alongside MIIC Permanent Secretary Mrs. Sancia Bennett Templer (centre left) and Senator the Honourable Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce (centre right) at the St. Elizabeth Technical High School in Santa Cruz on Thursday, March 6, 2025.  The grant awardees for the St. Elizabeth staging of the MSME Business Roadshow are: (from left) Junior Chin of Jamaica Drivers Education Forum; Asheki Spooner and Jacquneil Spooner of Havilah Organics and Cosmetics; Lorraine Barnaby of Delicious Bites; Othneilia Downes of Convenient Agro-processing; Alexandria Levanda of The Parcel Pros; Keila McKenzie of O&D Pest Control; Nevine Salmon of Laka Sharah Soapery & Boutique; Moyan Martin of MVM Cuisine; and Shane Miller of Stevos Weavos Handicrafts. The winners obtained grant amounts of J$400,000 and J$200,000, totalling $3M in funding to boost their businesses.

Winners of the Ministry of Industry, Investment, & Commerce (MIIC), MSME Business Roadshow Business Pitch competitions proudly display their grant cheques alongside MIIC Permanent Secretary Mrs. Sancia Bennett Templer (centre left) and Senator the Honourable Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce (centre right) at the St. Elizabeth Technical High School in Santa Cruz on Thursday, March 6, 2025.  The grant awardees for the St. Elizabeth staging of the MSME Business Roadshow are: (from left) Junior Chin of Jamaica Drivers Education Forum; Asheki Spooner and Jacquneil Spooner of Havilah Organics and Cosmetics; Lorraine Barnaby of Delicious Bites; Othneilia Downes of Convenient Agro-processing; Alexandria Levanda of The Parcel Pros; Keila McKenzie of O&D Pest Control; Nevine Salmon of Laka Sharah Soapery & Boutique; Moyan Martin of MVM Cuisine; and Shane Miller of Stevos Weavos Handicrafts. The winners obtained grant amounts of J$400,000 and J$200,000, totalling $3M in funding to boost their businesses.

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), is greeted by President and Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, Christopher Zacca (left), during the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) Manufacture 360° Conference, at the AC Marriott Hotel in St. Andrew on May 29. Observing (from second left) are: President, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Sydney Thwaites and Executive Director, JMEA, Kamesha Blake.

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), is greeted by President and Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, Christopher Zacca (left), during the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) Manufacture 360° Conference, at the AC Marriott Hotel in St. Andrew on May 29. Observing (from second left) are: President, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Sydney Thwaites and Executive Director, JMEA, Kamesha Blake.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Mrs. Sancia Bennett Templer (left) greets CEO of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association (TTMA), Dr. Ramesh Ramden at the ‘Doing Business in Jamaica’ seminar, a key event for the TTMA Trade Mission to Jamaica, held at the Jamaica Pegasus on Monday, 12 May 2025.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Mrs. Sancia Bennett Templer (left) greets CEO of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association (TTMA), Dr. Ramesh Ramden at the ‘Doing Business in Jamaica’ seminar, a key event for the TTMA Trade Mission to Jamaica, held at the Jamaica Pegasus on Monday, 12 May 2025.

Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce (1st right), is pictured with Mr. Steven Whittingham, Chairman, Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) (1st left), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest, Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) (2nd left), Consul General of Jamaica in New York, Mrs. Alsion Roach Wilson, OD (centre), and Ms. Andrea Kelly, GM, Jamaica Central Securities Depository (JCSD) (2nd right) at the “Investing in Jamaica and Housing Forum 2025,” held on May 8, 2025, at Resorts World New York. The event was hosted by Jamaica’s Consulate General in New York in partnership with the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE).

Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce (1st right), is pictured with Mr. Steven Whittingham, Chairman, Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) (1st left), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest, Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) (2nd left), Consul General of Jamaica in New York, Mrs. Alsion Roach Wilson, OD (centre), and Ms. Andrea Kelly, GM, Jamaica Central Securities Depository (JCSD) (2nd right) at the “Investing in Jamaica and Housing Forum 2025,” held on May 8, 2025, at Resorts World New York. The event was hosted by Jamaica’s Consulate General in New York in partnership with the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE).